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Legion Unit Plans SC Annual Picnic

Issue Date: May 9, 2019

The Athelstane/Silver Cliff American Legion Auxiliary Unit 66 met on Saturday, May 4 at the Silver Cliff Picnic Area. The meeting was called to order by President Dee Farley and Chaplain Jan Meyer offered the opening prayer. Treasurer Priscilla Maeder gave her report which was filed for audit. Secretary Mary Deprey was excused for the meeting. The 2019 Membership dues currently paid are 56 and Unit members can send their dues by mail to Dee Farley or take to any meeting. Dues for the 2020 Membership Year will be collected at the Memorial Day Picnic by Unit 66 members Mary Burkel and Toots Krueger. The newly elected Silver Cliff Town Clerk Dana Weber attended the meeting to introduce herself and provided information along with a few other community updates.

The Unit is making plans for the 2019 Memorial Day Service to be held on Sunday, May 26 at the Silver Cliff Picnic Area. The two Post 66 Members to be honored this year are Marty Colburn and Dennis Kitchenmaster. The program starts at 10 AM followed by Annual Memorial Day Picnic. Anyone interested in volunteering to work at the picnic should contact Unit 66 President Dee Farley or Post 66 Commander Duaine Coenen.

Unit 66 President Dee Farley announced several awards to given in the next few months. The 2019 Unit 66 Scholarship recipients are Aidan Aragon and Haley Piontek. Each student will receive a $1000 scholarship later this year. The 2019 Badger Girls will be Jackie Aragon, Alexis Childress, Paige Krumrei, Morgan Mattern, Courtney Peterson and Anna Schaal. Badger Girls State is June 16-20 at the UW-Oshkosh.

The 1st place winners in the Ninth District Poppy Contest are Blaze Harjala, Courtney Peterson, Emily Shaw and Trinety Braley. Their posters have been sent in to the American Legion Auxiliary Department of Wisconsin for State Competition in July.

Members of the Silver Cliff Fire & Rescue Auxiliary were invited to join the group for lunch after the meeting. The next meeting will be at 10 AM on June 22 at the Silver Cliff Picnic Area.